App-alled

A recent study by San Francisco-based AppDynamics reveals how U.S. and UK consumers interact with their mobile devices – at least, the things about their apps that drive them nuts.

According to an AppDynamics survey, women are more likely than men to feel frustrated (85 percent to 80 percent) and stressed (23 percent to 17 percent) when apps experience problems. Performance-related issues – such as a page taking too long to load – are the No. 1 frustration reported by survey respondents, while 74 percent of 18-to-24-year-olds say they’ve deleted five or more apps based solely on poor performance.

Despite the many aggravations of working with faulty apps, the AppDynamics survey does end on a high note: 65 percent of respondents said their expectations of app performance are actually increasing.